Adler Planetarium
Adler Planetarium
Weekdays 9:30am–4pm, weekends 9:30am–4:30pm.Summer daily 9:30am–6pm.
$12, seniors $10, kids ages 3–11 $8; discounts for Chicago residents $2–$3Though it’s staffed by world-class researchers at the forefront of their field, the museum’s real draw will always be the virtual-reality trips through time and space in the Sky Theater, which—thanks to a 2011 rehab—features the "highest resolution and quality possible." Themes usually center around the known and unknown universe and how humans have engaged with it throughout history.
Also on at this venue
"Welcome to the Universe."
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Today, Tomorrow, Thu 23, Fri 24, Sat 25, Sun 26, Mon 27. Through May 31.
"Planetary Machines"
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Today, Tomorrow, Thu 23, Fri 24, Sat 25, Sun 26, Mon 27. Through Aug 23.
"Cosmic Wonder"
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Today, Tomorrow, Thu 23, Fri 24, Sat 25, Sun 26, Mon 27. Through Nov 30.
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